Here is what's in the news at Elgin Area School District U-46 schools. To learn more, visit www.u-46.org. Larkin High • On Friday, the student government will sponsor a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school, 1475 Larkin Ave., Elgin. South ...

Area Catholics lifted their hearts up to God as they celebrated Mass and the centennial of the Rockford Diocese on Sunday at the Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb. About 10,000 parishioners filled the cavernous NIU Convocation Center wit...

Aurora resident Don Pilmer was promoted to senior vice president and regional branch manager at Old Second National Bank, with offices locally in Kane and DuPage counties. Pilmer, who joined Old Second 18 years ago, spent the majority of his service...

Guide to theater in DuPage County Alchemy Theatre Company Alchemy Theatre Company will present staged readings on the following dates at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 766-2...

Notes on religion E-mail DuPageFaith@dailyherald.com or fax items to (630) 955-0895. Today St. Margaret Mary Parish will offer a business breakfast series from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the church, 1450 Green Trails Drive, Naperville. The monthly events wil...

Organizers of farmers markets can apply for state grants to promote their events, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Friday. The Illinois Farmers Market Advertising Grant Program will provide farmers markets up to $7,500 to help with advertising and pro...

Cultural arts program: The Schaumburg Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1320 W. Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, is sponsoring a cultural arts program titled "A Night of Excellence" at 7 p.m. today. Featured will be local talen...

E-mail DuPageFaith@dailyherald.com or fax items to (630) 955-0895. Today A one-day symposium, "Celebrate Africa/Jabulani Afrika," is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today with five free sessions emphasizing Africa's Christian music at Wheaton College's Anders...

Nominations are sought for the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame. Previous inductees include a violinist, a ballerina, an opera singer, an illustrator, a composer and television producers. Actors, writers, sculptors, oboist, journalists and photographers...